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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">cndcgs</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Challenges to national defence in contemporary geopolitical situation</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2538-8959</issn>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2669-2023</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>LKA</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">18_2026_VIZDA</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47459/cndcgs.2026.18</article-id>
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        <article-title>Analysis of Tantalum Pentoxide Thin Films by Spectrophotometry for Defence-Grade Optical Components</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>VIŽĎA</surname>
            <given-names>František</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:frantisek.vizda@unob.cz">frantisek.vizda@unob.cz</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_cndcgs_aff_000"/>
          <xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">∗</xref>
        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_cndcgs_aff_000">Department of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Military Technology, University of Defence, Czech Republic</aff>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>VYMYSLICKÝ</surname>
            <given-names>Jiří</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_cndcgs_aff_001"/>
        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_cndcgs_aff_001">Department of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Military Technology, University of Defence, Czech Republic</aff>
      </contrib-group>
      <author-notes>
        <corresp id="cor1"><label>∗</label>Corresponding author.</corresp>
      </author-notes>
      <volume>2026</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      <fpage>158</fpage>
      <lpage>164</lpage>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>01</day>
        <month>07</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <permissions>
        <license license-type="open-access">
          <license-p>Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY)</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>This work presents a detailed spectrophotometric analysis of tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5) thin films deposited for use in military optical components, with measurements conducted in the visible spectral range of 400–800 nm. The primary objective is to evaluate how the thickness of thin films and its surface and interface boundary roughness influence the optical response, particularly reflectance characteristics, which are critical for applications such as anti-reflective coatings, optical filters, and stealth-related technologies for military use.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <label>Keywords</label>
        <kwd>reflectance</kwd>
        <kwd>thin films</kwd>
        <kwd>tantalum pentoxide</kwd>
        <kwd>spectrophotometry</kwd>
        <kwd>defence optics</kwd>
        <kwd>military technologies</kwd>
        <kwd>surface roughness</kwd>
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